Freedom riders : 1961 and the struggle for racial justice /

Freedom riders : 1961 and the struggle for racial justice /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Arsenault, Raymond.
Imprint:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Description:	xii, 690 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Pivotal moments in American history
Subject:	African American civil rights workers -- History -- 20th century. Civil rights workers -- United States -- History -- 20th century. African Americans -- Segregation -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century. Segregation in transportation -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century. African Americans -- Civil rights -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century. Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century. African American civil rights workers. African Americans -- Civil rights. African Americans -- Segregation. Civil rights movements. Civil rights workers. Race relations. Segregation in transportation. Southern States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century. Southern States. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5823299

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ISBN:	0195136748 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [588]-679) and index.

Table of Contents:

List of Maps
Editors' Note
Introduction
1. You Don't Have to Ride Jim Crow
2. Beside the Weary Road
3. Hallelujah! I'm a-Travelin'
4. Alabama Bound
5. Get on Board, Little Children
6. If You Miss Me from the Back of the Bus
7. Freedom's Coming and It Won't Be Long
8. Make Me a Captive, Lord
9. Ain't Gonna Let No Jail House Turn Me 'Round
10. Woke Up This Morning with My Mind on Freedom
11. Oh, Freedom
Epilogue: Glory Bound
Acknowledgments
Appendix. Roster of Freedom Riders
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Maps
1. Journey of Reconciliation, April 1947
2. CORE Freedom Ride, May 4-May 17, 1961
3. Anniston, Alabama, May 14, 1961
4. Birmingham, Alabama, May 14-20, 1961
5. Montgomery, Alabama, May 20-24, 1961
6. Mississippi, 1961
7. Jackson, Mississippi, 1961
8. Freedom Rides, April-December 1961
9. McComb and Southwestern Mississippi, Fall 1961
10. Albany and Southwestern Georgia, 1961-1962